I always liked the idea of progress and have pursued this theme via different avenues.

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• Founder and Director of the Odo Group with a special interest in early-stage venture formation and investments. We operate a network for sharing business opportunities with our partners.

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• Directorships and Board Positions ​

  • Board Member of CEEC, the Central and Eastern European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.

  • Executive Board Member of AgroConnect an incubator for smallholder farming in Africa funded by the Singaporean business community.

  • Director of Business Development at Biro Oktroi Roosseno Singapore Pte Ltd, the Singapore office of one of the oldest Intellectual Property firms in Indonesia.

  • Non-executive Director at Petron Asia Energy Pte Ltd Singapore.

  • Former Director (Innovation) at Grand Parks Sdn Bhd for Luxury Health and Wellness - Resorts & Residences (till Dec 2022).    

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• Founder of Odo Solutions & Enterprises Pte Ltd, odoplatforms.com, a software development company offering software development, AI solutions (e.g. Chatbots, data analytics, machine learning), web and mobile apps, and e-commerce. We also specialize in deal rooms for nation-branding, business associations, and investment agencies. Clients include the Rwandan High Commission, the International Rubber Study Group various Chambers of Commerce among others.

 

• Founder of a global initiative for active ageing and smart retirement Ageless Societies.

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• Strategic and innovation-related consultancy for clients including DBS Bank Singapore, Deutsche Bank, Mercedes Benz, Daimler Chrysler, BMW, Audi, Deutsche Telekom, Sony, Siemens, IKEA, SMRT Singapore, and American Chamber of Commerce Singapore among others. 

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• Conception and production of award-winning interdisciplinary technology projects displayed at international exhibitions and conferences for over 20 years. Collaborations include Harvard Berkman Center Law Lab, MIT Media Lab, UCLA, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Germany, and Ars Electronica among others.

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• PhD from the Sorbonne Paris I Panthéon on the exchange of values and conversion of capital in innovative business models (with highest honors), B.A. Philosophy (Logics and Artificial Intelligence), B.A. in Literature and Cultural Anthropology from Freie Universitaet Berlin, and Master in Experimental Media Design from the Berlin University of the Arts (outstanding achievement).

 

• Research and lecturing at the National University of Singapore (NUS) University Scholars Program (USP) for 12 years on technology, entrepreneurship, innovation-management, negotiation, leadership, and interactive media. Published research in the fields of Ambient Intelligence, Online Negotiation, Deal-Design, Contract Simplification, Smart Contract Interfaces, Decision-Support, LegalTech, Multi-Sided Business Platforms, Visual Knowledge Representation, and the Future of Work. 

 

• Jury member since 2018 for the World Summit Awards (WSA) Germany on "Digital Innovation", an UN-associated global start-up competition.

 

• Co-founder of the communication agency of the Berlin Think Tank Berlin Polis; founder of Odo Fine Arts and Senior Ventures. 

 

 

A German national and Singaporean Permanent Resident (PR) having lived and worked in more than 10 countries in Europe, North America, and Asia.